Addis Ababa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$407
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
3.04M
276K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 24% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5819th and 6609th ($923 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7141st and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sarajevo

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Addis Ababa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737